Sinclair Declares $0.18 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend

February 22, 2017

News Release

Contact: Lucy Rutishauser, SVP Chief Financial Officer (410) 568-1592

SINCLAIR DECLARES $0.18 PER SHARE QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BALTIMORE (February 22, 2017) – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2017, to the holders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2017.

Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. The Company currently owns, operates and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets, broadcasting 505 channels and having affiliations with all the major networks. Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net. ###